An intervention for Socially Aggressive behaviors against children of Haitian descent in Bahamian primary schools
Therez Rollins April 19, 2013 Mr. Richard Adderley Applied Social Psychology
Abstract
This paper assesses the phenomenon known as social aggression in children in a Bahamian society and proposes a potential way to intervene. In The Bahamas there is a large body of Haitians who migrate for a better life for them and their children, however, due to many social psychological principles the children of these immigrants are targeted in social and relational aggression. It is believed that through proper exposure to the cultural differences and each other young Bahamian children and children of Haitian decent can relate to each other much better when they get older and our compiled in different settings.
An intervention for Socially Aggressive behaviors against children of Haitian descent in Bahamian primary schools
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and The Republic of Haiti are two very close Caribbean islands. However their relationship throughout the ages has been a challenging one. In the 18th century, due to economic factors, many Haitian slaves and slave owners moved over to The Bahamas (Fielding, Balance, Scriven, McDonald, & Johnson, 2008). This type of immigration remained constant throughout the 19th and 20th century (Fielding et. al., 2008). However, in the 1950’s the two countries experienced major economic changes: The Bahamas good (flourishing of tourism industry) and Haiti bad (Leadership by the Duvalier Dictator). From the 1950’s until present times countless numbers of Haitians flock to The Bahamas for a better life for them and their children. The events of this era set an everlasting tone for the relationship between the two countries. Over the decades the increase Haitian population in The Bahamas has created what is known as “The Haitian Problem”: a large population of illegal immigrants, who are said to stress out the Bahamian economic system (McWeeney, 1994).
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Abstract
This paper assesses the phenomenon known as social aggression in children in a Bahamian society and proposes a potential way to intervene. In The Bahamas there is a large body of Haitians who migrate for a better life for them and their children, however, due to many social psychological principles the children of these immigrants are targeted in social and relational aggression. It is believed that through proper exposure to the cultural differences and each other young Bahamian children and children of Haitian decent can relate to each other much better when they get older and our compiled in different settings.
An intervention for Socially Aggressive behaviors against children of Haitian descent in Bahamian primary schools
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and The Republic of Haiti are two very close Caribbean islands. However their relationship throughout the ages has been a challenging one. In the 18th century, due to economic factors, many Haitian slaves and slave owners moved over to The Bahamas (Fielding, Balance, Scriven, McDonald, & Johnson, 2008). This type of immigration remained constant throughout the 19th and 20th century (Fielding et. al., 2008). However, in the 1950’s the two countries experienced major economic changes: The Bahamas good (flourishing of tourism industry) and Haiti bad (Leadership by the Duvalier Dictator). From the 1950’s until present times countless numbers of Haitians flock to The Bahamas for a better life for them and their children. The events of this era set an everlasting tone for the relationship between the two countries. Over the decades the increase Haitian population in The Bahamas has created what is known as “The Haitian Problem”: a large population of illegal immigrants, who are said to stress out the Bahamian economic system (McWeeney, 1994).
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